PENSION–A.P.
Revised Pension Rules, 1980–Orders issued in G.O. Ms No. 87, Finance
& Planning (FW-Pen. I) Department, dated 25.05.1998 for calculation
of pension based on the pay last drawn–Extension of the benefit to all
employees retired prior to 25-05-1998 and surviving on that date–Orders
of Hon’ble A.P.A.T. dated 03.01.2002 in O.A. No. 50303 of 1999 and 329
of 2000 - Implementation–Orders–Issued.
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ORDER:
Prior to the issue of orders first read above,
pension of a retiring Government Servant was determined on the basis of
average emoluments drawn by him under Rule 45(2)(b) of A.P. Revised
Pension Rules, 1980. As per Rule 32 of the A.P. Revised Pension Rules
‘Average Emoluments are determined with reference to the emoluments
drawn by a Government Servant during the last 10 months of his service.2. In the G.O. first read above, orders were issued dispensing with procedure of
calculating
the pension based on the average emoluments drawn during the last 10
months of service with a view to libralise the procedure for computation
of Pension. In the Government Order first read above, last pay drawn
was ordered to be treated as the emolument for calculation of pension
under Rule 45(2)(b). These orders were given effect from the date of
issue i.e., 25-05-1998. 3.
However, certain employees who retired prior to 25.05.1998 the approach
the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal(APAT) with a prayer for
extending the benefit of the said G.O. to the employees retired before
25.05.1998. The APAT in its judgment2 nd read above directed that employees retired prior to 25.05.1998 and living on the date
of issue of G.O. 1st cited are entitled for arrears from 25.05.1998